Mitchell v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On March 27, 2003, Willie Barnes was murdered while working at his barbershop in Jackson, Mississippi. Richard Mitchell was subsequently arrested for the crime. During his trial, the testimony revealed that: (1) Mitchell needed money to pay his probation fees; (2) he planned to rob Barnes to get the money; (3) he pos sessed the pistol that was later identified as the murder weapon; (4) he was seen heading in the direction of the barbershop prior to the murder; (5) he had blood on his shirt when he returned; and (6) he admitted that he had robbed someone. The…